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▼ Privacy

Wirral University Teaching Hospital is committed to protecting the privacy of all visitors to our website.

Please read the following as it sets out the information we may collect and process when you visit our website. This may include:

Information you provide by filling in forms on our website, such as ‘Contact us’ forms

Information provided to us through any online communication you may have.

Please be assured that any personal information you send to us through our website will be collected and stored only for the use it was intended. For example if you use a feedback form to submit a compliment, or perhaps a concern, we will use the contact details you provide should we need to get in touch with you.

If you have given us your email address, this shall be treated as proprietary and confidential. It may be used for internal review and to notify you about updates from Wirral University Teaching Hospital unless you tell us otherwise.

Website linksThis website contains links to other sites. Wirral University Teaching Hospital does not have control of any information provided on external websites and is not responsible for their content and privacy practices.

Notification of changesIf we decide to change our privacy policy, changes will be posted on this page. Users will always be aware of what information we collect and how this information may be used.

▼ How we use your information

Updated: 15th September 2014

Where information is to be shared across organisational boundaries on a regular basis information sharing protocols or agreements should be in place between all of the sharing parties involved. These documents are known by various different names, e.g. Information Sharing Protocols/Data Sharing Agreements/Information Sharing Arrangements.

The Trust adopts a three tiered system:

Tier 1 Overarching Information Sharing Framework. This is a high level agreement, in principle, to share information with partner organisations within the limits of law and guidance. Tier 1 documents are approved and signed by the organisational Chief Accountable Officer or equivalent. The Tier 1 document is underpinned by:

Tier 2 Information Sharing Arrangement – This sits under the Tier 1 and outlines the parameters for sharing, what is to be shared, the purposes and legal basis for sharing. This document is agreed and signed by the Caldicott Guardian in an NHS organisation or non-NHS equivalent. This document requires completion before it can be agreed as the specific purpose has to be included.

Tier 3 Operational Arrangement – This sits under the Tier 2 and describes the day to day operational processes that ensure the sharing is carried out to good governance standards. Tier 3 documents are approved and signed by the Caldicott Guardians.

In addition, the Tiers are supported by extensive appendices, which set out appropriate legislation, regulations, guidance and standards.

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None of the information on the www.wuth.nhs.uk website may be reproduced, other than for personal use, without the written permission of the Trust. If any items are being republished or copied to others, the source of the material must be identified and the copyright status acknowledged.

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HyperlinkingYou do not have to ask our permission to link directly to pages hosted on our website.

Links to other websitesThe Trust is not responsible for the content of external websites and we do not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them.

▼ Accessibility

We are committed to improving your experience of this website by providing access to as many visitors as possible.

Our website enables you to choose a number of functions to help improve your visit. You are able to increase the size of the text, you can take off all the graphics and pictures to leave just text on the screen, you can change the text and background colour plus you can have our website talk to you.

Further help on accessibility

For more information on making the internet a much easier tool to use, the BBC has produced an accessibility website called ‘My web my way’ . The information on this website includes many guides to help improve a user’s overall experience. The website also talks about a range of items such as changing your mouse and computer settings. Click on the link below to be taken to this website:

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